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Welcome to our weekly round-up of SRM news and events.  

Highlights

UK funds controversial climate-cooling research The Conversation (Will de Freitas, Jun 5) 


Introducing Solar Radiation Modification: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges (Climate Strategies, Jun 6) 


Why engage around Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) research? (Operaatio Arktis, Jun 5) 


Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses (AP, Jun 9) 


The effects of solar radiation modification on solar and wind resource and power generation in the Caribbean (PLOS One, Jun 5)

In Academia

Articles


Exploring global climate intervention experiments: sociotechnical promises, innovation dynamics, and perceived co-impacts across 20 projects and pilots Sovacool, B. K., Baum, C. M., Fritz, L., & Low, S (Sustainability Science, Jun 5) 

The effects of solar radiation modification on solar and wind resource and power generation in the Caribbean Williams, M. S. M., Clarke, L. A., Koon Koon, R., Taylor, M. A., Campbell, J. D., & Stephenson, T. S. (PLOS One, Jun 5)


Planetary sunshade for solar geoengineering: Preliminary design of a precursor system and mission Coco, M., Matonti, C. L., Cappelletti, C., Chesley, B., Fuglesang, C., Governale, G., Pushparaj, N., Romano, M., Tibert, G., & Wilk, L. (Acta Astronautica, Jun 4)  


Preprints 


Injection Near the Stratopause Minimizes the Stratospheric Side Effects of Sulfur-Based Climate Intervention Yu, P., Peng, Y., Rosenlof, K. H., Gao, R.-S., Portmann, R. W., Ross, M., Ray, E., Bian, J., Tilmes, S., & Toon, O. B. (EGUsphere, Jun 6)


Backstop to the Future: Positive and Negative Effects of Global Warming Su, T., & Kurita, K. (SSRN, Jun 2) 

SRM Community

Webinar: Can We Afford to Ignore Solar Geoengineering?   The Transition Accelerator (Jun 10)  


ACtIon4Cooling & STATISTICS Workshop (Jun 17) 

Watch or Listen

Image Source: Operaatio Arktis YouTube


Introducing Solar Radiation Modification: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges Climate Strategies (Jun 6) 


Why engage around Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) research? Operaatio Arktis (Jun 5) 


Le Pari de la Géo-ingénierie : Quand le ciel n'est plus une limite (avec Hans van der Loo) (Societe Generale, Jun 3) 


Public Perception of Climate Change & Climate Solutions with Kaitlin Raimi Climate Chat (Jun 3) 

SRM in the Media

Image Source: Efrem Efre/ Pexels


Top Stories


Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses AP (Sara Cline & Melissa Goldin, Jun 9) 


‘Chemtrail’ or ‘Contrail’? Inside Conspiracy Theories Fuelling State Legislative Proposals in US Statehouses | Explained NewsX (Kriti Dhingra, Jun 9) 


Make America cool again, says Make Sunsets a startup that’s geo-engineering the climate Green Prophet (Karin Kloosterman, Jun 9) 


Geoengineering or bust: we absolutely need to stop further warming and no one is talking about it Cyprus Mail (Jun 8) 


Dyer: Trade wars distract from climate change emergency SaultThisWeek (Gwynne Dyer, Jun 8) 


A tourniquet for the planet? WUSF (Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, Jun 7) 


UK funds controversial climate-cooling research The Conversation (Will de Freitas, Jun 5) 


Climate Governance at Internet Speed Inevitable & Obvious (Paul Gambill, Jun 5)


Five geoengineering trials the UK is funding to combat global warming The Conversation (Robert Chris, Jun 4) 



Climate in the Media

The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The Guardian (Lisa Bachelor, Jun 9) 


As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis France24 (Lara Bullens, Jun 8) 


Reforestation can’t undo global warming, but it could help, study says Washington Post (Erin Blakemore, Jun 8) 


Most corals in the Arabian Gulf could be lost this century to climate change, study suggests The National (Daniel Bardsley, Jun 6) 

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